A controversial nude swim is set to go ahead in Tasmania this winter after agreement on a new venue.

The swim, part of the Dark MOFO festival, had been cancelled after police said the participants would be breaking public nudity laws.

Police Minister David O'Byrne says the concerns of police, the Hobart city council and local residents at the proposed Sandy Bay venue were understandable.

Mr O'Byrne says the parties have agreed to move the swim from Nutgrove Beach to nearby Long Beach.

"Once we sat down and we worked through the details of what was taking place, it was deemed acceptable to move it from around the point to this place here which is a little bit more private and we're not right in front of private homes," he said.

Legal expert Professor Kate Warner says it was unlikely participants would be convicted of any wrongdoing.

"I think a magistrate probably wouldn't find that this behaviour is offensive or indecent," she said.

"This means offensive has to offend common propriety and I think a swim at 7am in the morning wouldn't' really satisfy that provision."